Clara (rhinoceros)

English:Clara the rhinoceros (*1738, †14 April 1758) was a female Indian Rhinoceros who became famous during 17 years of touring Europe in the mid-18th century. She arrived in Europe in Rotterdam in 1741, becoming the fifth living rhinoceros to be seen in Europe in modern times since Dürer's Rhinoceros in 1515. After tours through towns in Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, France and Italy, she died in London.

Clara 1742 (von vorn)

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Clara 1742 (von hinten)

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Flugblatt 1744

Flugblatt 1746

Clara 1746 (Detail des Flugblatts)

Clara 1747

Clara 1747

Clara 1748

Clara 1749

Clara 1749 (Kreidezeichnung)

Clara 1751 by Longhi

Clara 1751 (copy by Longhi)

Clara 1751

Douwe Mout van der Meer, owner of Clara

Proposal to revitalize the Westindische Compagnie, made by Douwe Mout in 1761